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The 9 games we're most excited about after Summer Game Fest's showcase bonanza
There's a lotta games to be hyped for, but these have our utmost attention.
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Geoff Keighley is back together with Hideo Kojima, and that can only mean one thing—Summer Game Fest has come and gone. With it, nearly 20 showcases and spotlights—including our very own PC Gaming Show and the Future Game Show by our pals over at GamesRadar—and hundreds of games to gorge upon. Ones that will inevitably flood our Steam wishlists.
Now that all of the chaos and trailer soup is finally abating, it's a good time to think about which games have really got us all giddy with excitement. We're an eclectic bunch here at PC Gamer, from FPS fanatics to JRPG junkies, and Summer Game Fest really felt like it had a little something for all of us.
So here's the stuff we're feeling particularly stoked about. And if you reckon we've made a glaring omission—or simply want to share in our enthusiasm—feel free to drop a comment letting us know which Summer Game Fest showings have you all amped up.
Mollie Taylor, Features Producer: As much as I love Persona, I've been feeling a bit of Phantom Thief fatigue in the last… half-decade or so. Which makes it all the more exciting that we finally have confirmation a new Persona game is on the way.
It's looking a whole lot darker than the last couple entries based on the very brief teaser—almost SMT-adjacent, which I am totally here for. It's all graveyards and dark vibes with flashes of green, and I can't help but think maybe we're veering into the occult with this one. Whatever it might be, I'm already eager to learn more—and, y'know, finally let Joker have some much-needed rest for how much Atlus has milked the poor bloke.
Joshua Wolens, News Writer: Tenebris Somnia is a 2D survival horror game hot out of Argentina, and it asks players a question no one else dares to: "Hey, remember Resident Evil 1 for the PlayStation?"
I do! I do remember Resident Evil 1 for the PlayStation, and TS' mix of puzzle-solving, zombie blasting, and some incredibly high-commitment FMV cutscenes bring back a lot of very warm memories of the Spencer Mansion in its original incarnation. The studio looks like it's gone hard on practical effects for those FMV sequences—there's some truly messed up stuff in the Steam screenshots that I am very eager to get more context for when the game hits this October.
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